School’s out for summer! So lots of kids are bursting with energy and ready to enjoy adventure and fun activities. Luckily, there are loads of summer holiday camps in Singapore for 2024 offering something to satisfy everyone’s interests. From science to art and tennis to robotics, check out our selection of summer camp options that’ll keep your kids active, thinking and having a great time during the holidays.
The best summer holiday camps in Singapore for 2024
Little Artists holiday camps
“Artrageous” camps provide an immersive learning experience in fine art for children. Campers can move across several art styles and return to what they’re good at, dipping into the theoretical, practical, creative and fun worlds of art as they create sculptures, paintings and sketches while enjoying art-related movies over lunch.
A large selection of specialist programmes are available, including fashion design, digital art, storyboarding, cartoon fun illustrations, sketching and portraiture, clay sculpture, canvas, pen and ink architecture, and more.
Preparing an application for art college, School of the Arts Singapore (SOTA) or the DSA Art programme? Students can build their portfolio in the Portfolio Workshop Camp, selecting specific areas to work on to strengthen their technical, conceptual and creative learning.
The holiday camps are facilitated by passionate art educators from 12 countries, all with degrees in Fine Arts or Design and trained at Little Artists. Campers take home three to seven projects – depending on whether they’ve done a two- or four-day camp – as well as a certificate and goodie bag. They also enjoy a discount when joining regular programmes at Little Artists. Meals aren’t provided but can be ordered from food outlets within Siglap Centre.
Camp Focus: Fine art, sculpture, fashion design, architecture, manga, digital art and craft
Ages: 4 to 17 years
Duration: 25 May to 18 August, Monday to Thursday, options of four full days (10am to 5pm) or half days (10am to 2pm), or any two half or full days
Cost: From $300 to $850 (plus $25 for a fully personalised programme); Portfolio Workshop Camp is $345 or $685 (6 or 12 lessons), including all materials
Location: #02-18 Siglap Centre, 55 Siglap Road
Call/WhatsApp: 8879 2097 | little-artists.com
Newtonshow summer camps in Singapore
This much-loved programme provider has 16 years of experience running fun, educational science camps – and its latest summer camp offering is better and bigger than ever.
Summer campers can sign up for “The most hands-on Science Camp”, along with Space Odyssey and Harry Potter Holiday Camps. Who would turn down the chance to make potions, join a magic wand workshop or play Quidditch?
If your child has yet to find their passion, the Multi-activity Summer Holiday Camp lets them try a bit of everything – from science to cooking, and robotics to art. The camp also encourages a “have a go” mentality, so they’ll leave feeling enriched and stimulated.
Other popular programmes include cooking camps run by TOMATO Cooking School, where experienced chefs teach how to cook restaurant-level dishes, and a Maker Camp for young inventors that teaches robotics, coding, circuit modelling, engineering and more. The newly launched Big Adventure Camps offer fun outings to the Natural History Museum and MacRitchie Reservoir, among other activities.
All campers receive two snacks and a healthy lunch each day, with options for halal, vegetarian, gluten-free and other menus. Daily photos and videos are sent to parents, and at week’s end all kids receive a t-shirt, awards for completed activities, a certificate and a goodie bag. Newtonshow owns its venues, so parents can be assured of clean equipment and surroundings. There’s a bus service for pick-up and drop-off – just ask for details.
Camp Focus: Science, robotics, art, inventing, outdoor and culinary
Ages: 3 to 12 years
Duration: 27 May to 30 August, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm (daily participation available at pro-rated cost)
Cost: From $100 per day
Locations: River Valley Road, Joo Chiat Road, Bukit Timah Road, Thomson Road
Registration: 8264 6655 | newtonshowcamp.com
British Council Summer Camps
Proficiency in English is an invaluable asset, opening doors to opportunities both academically and professionally. However, traditional methods of language learning can be tedious, especially for young learners. Recognising this, the British Council in Singapore has put together interactive and engaging summer camps that get the thumbs up from kiddos.
With 90 years of experience, the dynamic curriculum caters to learners of all levels, from beginners to advanced speakers and from early years to primary and secondary. Whether a child is mastering basic vocabulary or fine-tuning their pronunciation, highly qualified and experienced international teachers (many who are multi-lingual) provide personalised guidance every step of the way, ensuring each camper reaches their full potential.
Through interactive games, hands-on experiments, drama activities, group research projects and more, the unique approach offers plenty of benefits alongside honing those English skills – from gaining confidence in communicating in a variety of situations to improving critical thinking and problem-solving skills. There’s a different topic each week so students can register for as many camps as they wish!
Camp Focus: Developing English language skills while increasing knowledge and awareness of the world.
Ages: 4 to 16 years
Duration: Intensive weekly camps starting every Monday from 27 May to 30 August
Cost: $650 to $805 per week, including uniform, materials and a certificate
Locations: Napier Road Centre, 30 Napier Road; Toa Payoh Centre, 480 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, #09-01 HDB Hub, East Wing
Registration: To book a spot for your child, visit bit.ly/sg-camps-expatliving.
Canadian International School (CIS) holiday camps
With 10 new additions to its holiday programmes, CIS will be hosting a whopping 56 camps this summer 2024! The camps offer a great mix of learning opportunities and cover five categories – Creativity and Performance, Sports and Wellness, STEAM (Science, Technology, Environmental Studies, Arts and Maths), Multi-activity and Global Languages.
Alongside making heaps of new friends, campers will develop new skills and have plenty of fun doing so. From crafting wooden tractors in the woodworking camp and mastering the art of movement and overcoming obstacles with the parkour camp, to decoding ancient scrolls and building a trebuchet in the medieval world of knights and mythical creatures, there are countless options to choose from this summer holidays.
Young STEAM enthusiast? Join the RoboCode and RoboMaze summer camps and explore Edison’s robot components, learn programming with EdScratch, and create projects like robot dances using loops, conditionals and sensors. There are also fun English camps that’ll help your child on their English learning journey.
Camps are run by fully qualified and experienced staff and supported by a camp principal and nurse (which mums and dads will be happy to hear!).
Early bird offer: Register by 31 May and receive 10 percent off camp fees.
Camp Focus: A huge choice of camps for children with all types of interests and passions
Ages: 4 to 14 years
Duration: 18 June to 26 July, Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm
Cost: $580 to $780 for four/five days, including a camp t-shirt, badge or lanyard, snacks and lunch, field trip or guest activity (if applicable), celebration certificate
Location: Canadian International School, 7 Jurong West Street 41
Registration: online.cis.edu.sg
BOUNCE 2024 summer camps in Singapore
Kids never need any encouragement to head to this trampoline park in the heart of Orchard – and the launch of two brand-new and exclusively designed holiday camps has raised the excitement levels even higher!
Perfect for the youngest bouncers from ages three to six years, the Junior Holiday Camp will introduce the basic concepts of freestyle trampolining in a safe and supervised environment. And it’s not just their physical skills that’ll be firing – it’ll also help develop cognitive skills, such as problem solving, spatial awareness and memory.
Children aged seven and over can sign up for the Freestyle Holiday Camp for a super fun way to boost confidence, coordination, balance, strength and flexibility. Combining dedicated one-on-one coaching time and correct gymnastic technique, the programme is designed for participants of all skill levels to learn freestyle trampoline skills and tricks.
The best part? Campers get the awesome facilities to themselves for the first hour (9am to 10am) every morning before BOUNCE opens to the public. They’ll get to develop their aerial skills, play dodgeball, launch themselves into giant airbags and unleash their free spirits. Holiday boredom begone!
Camp Focus: Fun and freestyle trampolining
Ages: Three and up
Duration: June to August – check website for schedule
Cost: $320 per child for the Junior Holiday Camp and $340 per child for the Freestyle Holiday Camp; camps run Monday to Wednesday, 9am to 12pm
Location: #09-01 Cineleisure, 8 Grange Road
Call/WhatsApp: 6816 2879| bounceinc.com.sg/holiday-programme
Mind Theory – Generative AI Art and Roblox summer camps in Singapore
Here’s a cool-sounding programme! Mind Theory’s 5-day Generative AI Art holiday camps blend creativity and technology and are perfect for children who love drawing, art, computers and technology. Campers will gain valuable skills in navigating platforms such as Midjourney and Leonardo, creating impressive AI Art using prompts – with no prior experience necessary.
The camps are suitable for kids to teens, and they’ll also learn how to use AI language model ChatGPT to create story ideas, correct their spelling and find fun facts and jokes. Used appropriately, ChatGPT is a great tool for a wide range of subjects, including Maths, Science, Geography, History and English.
Roblox-mad kiddo? Sign them up for the Roblox Studio Coding Camp during the 2024 summer holidays and they’ll learn the basics of this captivating platform (including how to create maps) before building, playtesting and publishing a game world of their own. Wow!
Special offer for EL readers: Quote “EXPATLIVING” to get $120 off camp prices.
Camp Focus: Fun and engaging AI and Roblox holiday camps
Ages: 8 to 18 years
Duration: Camps run for three hours a day, five days a week from May to August; visit the website for dates
Cost: $800 (or $680 with EXPATLIVING discount code)
Location: #08-02 UB.One, 81 Ubi Avenue 4
Call/WhatsApp: 9071 6364 | mindtheory.sg
Borussia Academy Singapore
Here’s your child’s chance to train with the professionals! Football coaches from German premier league club Borussia Mönchengladbach will be coming to Singapore for a four-day youth training camp this June.
Whether your child is a seasoned player or just starting out, junior players can join the world-class Bundesliga coaches on the pitch as they share their expertise. The youth development football camp is open to everyone – not just GESS students or Academy players – but there are limited slots available so be quick on your toes.
Focus: Four-day youth training camp with professional coaches
Ages: 4 to 17 years
Duration: 3 to 6 June, 4.30pm to 7pm
Cost: $575 including a Borussia Camp jersey
Location: GESS International School, 2 Dairy Farm Lane, Bukit Timah, 677621
Registration: borussia-academy-sg.com
Contact: Coach Joshua on 9826 5748 or joshua@borussiasg.com
Camp Asia
What do you get when you combine fun and action? Camp Asia’s legendary summer camps that’s what! Now in its 12th year, the trusted holiday programme offers state-of-the-art facilities, along with fun-filled and action-packed schedules.
Whether your child is an aspiring scientist, a budding artist or a sports enthusiast, these holiday camps offer a wide range of age-appropriate experiences that promise to make the break not only enjoyable but also enriching.
Part of Cognita Schools Group, Camp Asia conducts pre-employment background checks, follows safer recruitment practices and is renowned for having experienced and trained teachers, teaching assistants and subject specialists.
Special offer for EL readers: Get $50 off your next Camp Asia booking – simply quote “EL50” upon checkout!
Focus: A huge range of holiday camps from sports, arts and tech to multi-activity, academic, cooking and more!
Ages: From 3 to 16
Duration: 3 June t0 2 August
Cost: Starting from $715 (5 days) including two delicious snacks, a nutritious lunch and a Camp Asia t-shirt
Location: Stamford American International School, 1 Woodleigh Lane off Upper Serangoon Road
Registration: campasia.asia
Contact: info@campasia.asia | 6289 5888
This round up of holiday camps first appeared in the April 2024 edition of Expat Living. You can purchase the latest issue or subscribe so you never miss a copy!
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